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WHITE PLAINS — Friends and family of a man who was shot and killed by police Nov. 19 are holding a fundraising event Saturday to help launch the Kenneth Chamberlain Foundation.

Featuring entertainment and refreshments, the event is scheduled from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at the Thomas H. Slater Center, 2 Fisher Court.

Proceeds will be used for the new foundation, which aims to educate young people about law enforcement and strengthen community relationships with police.

Chamberlain, 68, was killed by police responding to a medical alert at his 135 S. Lexington Ave. apartment in the Winbrook housing complex.

Authorities, who described the former Marine as "emotionally disturbed," said he refused to open the door and attacked police with a hatchet and a butcher knife when they forcibly entered the apartment. The incident is being investigated by White Plains police and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.

Mayo Bartlett, a lawyer, former prosecutor and longtime friend of the Chamberlain family, said one goal of the new foundation is to "prevent this from happening again."

Admission is $10 and will include entertainment by DJ Scony and DJ Destro.